Archive for the ‘Photoshop Plugin’ Category

NIK Software: Color Efex Pro 3.0 – Digital Color Darkroom

12th January 2010 by RustyHill No Comments

Beyond Color Control – Color Efects
The image color is great, but if an image fails to convey the mood or emotion, the story behind the image falls flat. One of the filters in Color EfexPro 3.0 may be just the tool for adding just the right effect to enhance the image’s story power.
Nik Software’s U [...]

NIK Software: Silver Efex Pro-Digital B&W Darkroom

21st December 2009 by RustyHill 3 Comments

Consider Black and White
Not every photo looks its best in color.  Some images just look better in black and white.  Similarly, some stories demand dramatic black and white images.  The drama and contrast of a snow or desert scene is often highlighted in black and white.

Nik Software’s U Point® control points in Silver Efex Pro [...]

NIK Software – Viveza – Color Control Central

15th December 2009 by RustyHill No Comments

Eye Catching Color
Color.  The eye is naturally attracted to color, bright reds, vivid greens.  Stories have been written about color.  Songs have even been sung about color.  Remember the Simon & Garfunkel song Kodachrome?
Color control is vital to making a subject pop.  Nik Software provides a powerful color control solution with Viveza.  Nik Software’s U [...]

NIK Software – Dfine® 2.0 – Reducing Noxious Noise

13th December 2009 by RustyHill No Comments

Digital Noise Tamed
Digital noise is inherent in digital images, much like grain is inherent in film images.  Sometimes, digital noise can enhance the mood of the image, and helps set the stage for the story behind the image.  More often, however, noise distracts the viewer from the subject and the story.  If the noise is [...]

NIK Software Complete Collection

2nd December 2009 by RustyHill No Comments

Powerful Workflow Tools
The Nik Software Complete Collection provides a powerful end-to end digital workflow solution. The Complete Collection includes:
• Dfine 2.0 - Noise Reduction
• Sharpener Pro 3.0 – Raw Pre-sharpening & Output Sharpening
• Viveza – Color and Light Control
• Color Efex Pro 3.0 – Image Enhancements
• Siliver Efex Pro - Black & White Conversion and Black & White Enhancements

Alien Skin – Bokeh

19th November 2009 by RustyHill No Comments

Keeping the Subject Sharp
Does a busy background distract the eye from a photo’s subject and confuse the communicated story? If blurring a busy background makes the subject “pop” and enhances the story, try Alien Skin’s Bokeh.

Alien Skin – Image Doctor

13th November 2009 by RustyHill 18 Comments

Visual Defects in Images
What do you do with images that show scratches, dust, spots, pimples, wrinkles, or even the dreaded ex. Get Alien Skin’s Image Doctor 2.0. This Photoshop plug-in provides a set of five cool filters that clean up visual defects in digital images.

Alien Skin – Snap Art – Make A Photo Look Like A Painting

12th November 2009 by RustyHill No Comments

If a painted image tells your story better than digital pixels, Alien Skin’s Snap Art 2.0 is just the tool to convert photos to an image with that hand crafted look. Students, teachers, marketing and web designers can experience a variety of painting styles, with just a click of the mouse using Snap Art 2.0.

DXO FilmPack 2.0: Enhancing Digital Photos

8th November 2009 by RustyHill No Comments

Do digital images capture the essence of your story, or do you pine for the days of film? For a story set in the 1970s, the look of KodachromeTM may help carry the story. For a gritty detective tale, Kodak Tri-XTM could set the mood. One tool that simulates film in [...]

Alien Skin Exposure 2.0

29th October 2009 by RustyHill No Comments

Improving Digital Images
You have a digital camera, you’re snapping lots of pictures, but you’re not happy with the results. Someone took your Kodachrome away. O.k., lets be honest. You donated your Kodachrome and the remaining film after getting hooked on shooting digital. Yet, now you want that film look back without losing the [...]

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